As soon as he finished, everyone's attention was focused on him again.
If an Ancient's follower could impersonate a demon god, it meant that the Ancient's follower was at least as strong as a demon god. Not only did Angor meet an Ancient's follower, but he also received information about the Ancient from the follower.
It was as if he had heard something like "a giant chatted with an ant beside his foot, and in the end, the giant walked away without trampling the ant to death." It was a fantasy story.
This was something that could only happen in fairy tales.
But now, a fairy tale really did happen.
The silence continued as everyone looked at Angor.
Angor simply let everyone look at him and refused to speak. Since Angor did not want to talk, no one could force him to speak. Even Black Earl was too embarrassed to ask. After all, it involved Angor's privacy and had nothing to do with today's topic.
The awkward atmosphere lasted for about half a minute before someone finally broke the silence.
"Why did the Ancient's follower pretend to be a demon god? Was it because of the 'holy relic' stolen by a 'thief'?" It was Kael.
"For the sake of an external object, he developed a group of believers and even secretly built a cathedral under Transcendence City?" Dorcas shook his head. "More importantly, a thief who went to the Abyss Plane and stole a holy relic from a demon god? The more I think about it, the more impossible it sounds. "
"Then … why would he do that?" Kael was puzzled.
"We don't even know if he's an Ancient's follower."
Both Angor and Black Earl were intrigued by Dorcas' casual words.
They assumed that the demon god came from the Abyss Plane and might be an Ancient's follower because he was a real "demon god".
But what if the other party wasn't a Demon God?
Wild gods and foreign gods usually did not dare to offend the Abyss Plane, nor would they blame the Abyss Plane for their different powers. Evil gods, on the other hand, did not even care about their own kind. Why would they care about foreign objects?
There were only two possibilities. First, the "Mirror Demon" came from the Abyss Plane and turned into a demon god for a certain purpose.
This was possible on the premise that the Mirror Demon God had to have at least the power of a Demon God. This was because Demon Gods of all sizes had followers in the Wizard World. Even if these followers had their own beliefs, the cooperation between the Demon Gods had made them into a gray social circle. If the followers of the Mirror Demon God encountered followers of other Demon Gods and were not exposed, then the Mirror Demon God behind them had to have the power of a Demon God or a powerful background that the other Demon Gods did not dare to expose their identity … For example, the Ancient or the followers of the Ancient.
At the same time, the Mirror Demon God also needed to possess some of the means of a Demon God, such as the ability to communicate with its believers through space, the ability to bestow its true name with miracles, and so on … After all, Extraordinaries weren't fools. They wouldn't be fooled by an unknown Demon God without seeing any benefits.
Secondly, the other party did not come from the Abyss. Instead, it was someone from the Sorcerer World who was acting as a Demon God.
This was because the only people who understood the wizards the most were the wizards themselves.
As long as this big shot of the wizarding world had enough power, it would be easy to prevent its followers from coming into contact with other demon gods. As for the telepathic communication and all kinds of miracles, they could also be explained … The wizards were the ones who had the most thorough research on the demon gods. How many powers had the wizards borrowed from the demon gods? Magic patterns and inscriptions came from the Abyss Plane. Therefore, it would not be difficult for the big shot of the wizarding world to create a similar ability.
Both of these situations were actually possible. No matter which one it was, flaws could be found.
For example, if the big shot of the wizarding world did it, why would he pretend to be a demon god and let his followers do it? He could cover the sky with one hand and secretly built an underground church under Transcendence City. Why would he do something so sneaky? It was hard to understand. As for framing a demon god … Why would a demon god that no one had heard of do it?
Moreover, if he wanted a "holy object," wouldn't he steal it himself?
In any case, both the positive and negative guesses had a certain degree of possibility. There might even be a third possibility that they did not think of yet.
Angor felt a headache coming. In the end, he sighed and said, "Forget it. Let's not worry about the Mirror Demon for now. Maybe our destination has nothing to do with the Mirror Demon."
"Don't give up so soon. The more you think something is impossible, the more likely it is to happen." Angor's voice was heard again.
It was Dorcas.
Angor looked at Dorcas helplessly. After a while, he sighed deeply. "If you don't say that, I don't think it will happen."
"Are you implying that I'm a jinx?"
"I'm glad you understand."
Angor stood up and looked at the others. "Let's go check out other places. If there are any traces of the Mirror Demon and its followers … don't let them go."
Angor glanced at Dorcas. He hoped that the guy's words were not inspiration, and that they would not come true.
Whether the "Mirror Demon" was a real demon or a fake one, it would be a big problem.
Dorcas quickly chased after Angor and told him something like, "Things are destined to happen, and they won't change just because I told them to. I'm not a jinx. I'm just trying to solve the puzzle."
Dorcas looked a little proud when he finished. He whispered in Angor's ear, "You called me a jinx just now. Are you scared by my inspiration?"
Angor stopped and looked at Dorcas.
Dorcas patted Angor's shoulder, then thumped his own chest as if they were good friends. "Don't worry. I didn't get any inspiration just now. I'm just telling you some theories. Like what I just told you. "
Angor sighed. "That's even more worrying. Angor sighed in his mind. He really wanted to point out the truth that Dorcas' inspiration had been working all along. But if he did that, Dorcas might not be able to grasp the opportunity.
Angor swallowed his words and called out, "Dankros."
Dangros quickly hopped onto Angor's shoulder and burned the spot where Dorcas just patted on it with hot fire.
"What's —"
"It's nothing. Just some dirt on my shoulder." Angor turned around and walked away in big strides.
Dorcas looked at his hands and muttered to himself, "Filthy thing?"
…
After leaving the transfer room, they went to the hall on the "second floor".
Compared to the first floor, there were more obvious signs of looting here. There were even palm prints on the walls, but they were very shallow. Angor guessed that someone used them to test the magic array inside the wall.
They quickly finished their search and came back empty-handed as usual.
They were used to this. After all, it had been ten thousand years. There was no way anything valuable would be left behind.
Only Kael was slightly dejected. The reason for this was that he had discovered yet another Starry Stone that was so large that it could be used as a stage curtain.
Such a large stone must have been covered with beautiful murals. If they still existed, they would be very useful historical materials.
But now, the Rainbow Star Stone was completely blank. Nothing could be seen.
Kael loved exploring ruins. He loved the process and unearthing the hidden and interesting things in history. It was only natural that he would feel frustrated when he missed out on the murals that were right in front of him.
"There are good and bad Starlight Stones. Maybe we'll find some that haven't faded yet," Dorcas comforted him.
The other people's words were just words of comfort. Dorcas' words of comfort meant that the stone was blessed!
Kael quickly regained his enthusiasm. "Let's keep going. The higher we go, the higher the level. Maybe there are some Starlight Stones up there! "
With that, Kael rushed to the stairs and looked at Angor with an expectant look.
Angor didn't say anything. Instead, he answered with his actions. "Let's go!" Angor said and stepped onto the stairs to the third floor.
As soon as they reached the third floor, they sensed something different.
They were no longer in a hallway. Instead, they found themselves in a large hall.
This hall was much bigger than the ones on the first two floors. There was only one hall on this floor. Looking out the window, they could only see the alleyway outside, not the hallway.
There was also a spiral staircase on one side of the hall. A cold, damp wind came from the top of the spiral staircase.
They quickly used their spirit feelers to check and found that there was only one door at the top of the staircase. Behind the door was the exit. The wind was coming from outside.
"So this is an underground maze. Even the exit is so unique," Dorcas commented.
"It's a good thing that we found the exit," Angor said. "Let's explore the hall before we leave."
The hall had also been looted, but many cabinets were left behind. They were scattered all over the place, and the first thing they checked were these cabinets.
They didn't expect to find anything valuable. They would be happy if they could find something like the altar fragments on the second floor.
However, they turned it over and over again and swept it with their spiritual power several times, but they didn't find any traces worth investigating.
Just as they were about to give up, they heard Kael's voice. "Over here! Over here!"
They looked over and saw Kael standing in front of a desk on one side of the hall. There was a square piece of blank Starry Stone embedded in the wall behind the desk.
"What? Did you find something?" Angor stepped forward.
Kael crouched down and tilted his head to look at the edge of the Starry Stone. "Take a look, mister. Isn't this colored?"
Angor followed Kael's finger and looked at the stone with his eyes.
He really did see a grayish black mark at the edge of the stone.
Angor touched the mark with his finger and didn't see any powder. It wasn't dust or blood.
Angor considered for a moment. "I think it's colored. But why is it at the edge?"
Kael didn't hesitate to ask, "Could there be a painting hidden behind this?"
Judging from the speed of Karel's reply, as well as his excited expression, it was obvious that he had this idea for a long time, and now he urgently needed approval.
Angor's conversation attracted the others' attention. However, since Kael and Angor were already standing in front of the stone, they could only use their spirit feelers to check.
From the perspective of his spiritual power, he could indeed see a grayish-black color bar. However, they couldn't see the back of the stone.
The Starry Stone wasn't a particularly powerful material, but it was still a supernatural material. Besides, it was embedded in the wall with a magic array, so it was normal that spirit feelers couldn't see through it.
"There's a painting behind it?" Angor muttered. "Let's take it apart and see."
Although he said that he wanted to dismantle it, it was not that easy to dismantle this Rainbow Star Stone. They had to avoid the magic array behind it, so they had to check the magic array behind it first.
Since spirit feelers couldn't penetrate the magic array directly, they had to take a roundabout route.
Angor began to wander around the hall, looking for the exposed runes while trying to sense the energy flow paths in each rune.
While Angor worked on the magic array, the others chatted casually.
They couldn't help even if they wanted to. He could only put it aside and leisurely make a bet. He bet on whether there was really a painting behind the Rainbow Star Stone, or if there was actually nothing behind it.
But in the end, the bet didn't start, because the initiator was Dorcas, and the only participants were Khael and Vale. These two gamblers both chose paintings.
They weren't idiots. Dorcas already told them about the possibility of finding a color-retaining Starry Stone.
They were here now.
As for Dark Earl, he flew out of the hall through the stairs. However, he didn't go far. Instead, he hovered near the door as if trying to sense something.
About five minutes later, Angor returned to the stone.
"This Starry Stone isn't strong enough to hold most of the runes in the magic array, so there shouldn't be too many important runes behind it. The only thing I need to pay attention to is that I sensed two broken energy channels here. They must have drawn the runes inside the stone. "
Dorcas quickly asked, "Then, is there a way to get around those two energy channels —"
Before Dorcas could finish, Angor turned around and said, "No need. I've already made an external array disk. We should be able to pry the Starlight Stone out now."
With that, Angor gestured Dorcas to follow him.
Prying the stone open was easy, but Angor didn't want Dorcas to just stand there and watch. So he decided to let Dorcas do the physical work.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
